NASA Astronauts Test SpaceX Elevator Concept for Artemis Lunar Lander
Lee MohonDec 21, 2023
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug "Wheels" Wheelock took part in a current test of a sub-scale mockup elevator for SpaceX's Starship human landing system that will be utilized for NASA's Artemis III and IV objectives to the Moon. The Starship human landing system will bring 2 astronauts from the Orion spacecraft in lunar orbit to the surface area, work as an environment for team members' roughly one week remain on the Moon, and move them from the surface area back to Orion.
The elevator will carry devices and team in between Starship's habitable location, situated near the top of the lander, and the lunar surface area, as they leave for moonwalks. The test enabled the astronauts to engage with a flight-like style of the elevator system, acting as both a practical...